Maria Serena Vinci is an Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid. Her research focuses primarily on Roman architecture and construction, with particular emphasis on the relationship between quarries and monuments. One line of investigation is on the use of epigraphic marks and carving guide-lines, understood as material evidence of planning, design, and construction processes.
ed. Maria Serena Vinci
This volume explores how ancient and early medieval societies sourced, crafted, transported, and reused construction materials. Through interdisciplinary studies—archaeology, geology, economics, and architecture—it examines supply networks, quarrying, workshops, long‑distance trade, and spolia, offering new methods and future research directions. READ MORE
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